Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Mean DMFT was 3.19.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · School children aged 12-14 years in Dubai schools
Dental caries prevalence was 41.6% in children aged 12-14 years.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth)
1 finding from 1 review
Allergic reaction · People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6 to 12 years)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Transillumination/OCT device used as an adjunct to a conventional visual examination vs Reference standard: histology, or enhanced visual examination with or without radiographs (also operative excavation, tooth separation, or microcomputed tomography)
Outcome not reported · Children or adults presenting asymptomatically or suspected of having enamel caries (clinical/in vivo studies); extracted teeth of…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Water samples with fluoride concentration outside the acceptable range
1 finding from 1 review
Sensitivity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
2 findings from 1 review
Specificity · Children, adolescents, or adults presenting asymptomatically or suspected of early enamel caries (in vivo), or extracted teeth of…
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Concomitant (concurrent) chemoradiotherapy led to lower locoregional control, concurrent chemoradiotherapy (platinum +… compared with radiotherapy alone (non-resectable tumours); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.75 [0.61, 0.93]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Preschool children of incarcerated mothers in UAE prison nurseries
Mean dmft was 4.97 among children of incarcerated mothers.
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 4.97
1 study
GRADE not reported
Masking effect / color improvement · Patients with white spot lesions or developmental enamel defects
Two studies compared resin infiltration with microabrasion, but no pooled or comparative effect estimate was reported (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Fluorosis prevalence · School children in Dubai governmental schools
Fluorosis prevalence was 10.9%.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
Brushing at least twice daily was associated with a lower mean plaque score.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health status (caries, oral hygiene, treatment indices) · Preschool children of incarcerated mothers in UAE prison nurseries
One study found high caries (89.8%) and poor oral hygiene with low restorative care among preschool children of incarcerated mothers (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Al Salami et al. reported caries prevalence of 89.8% (mean dmft 4.97) among preschool children of incarcerated mothers, similar to their counterparts, but worse oral hygiene, higher debris/plaque (93.8% vs 81.8%) and…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Costs: treatment/operation time · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
It is very uncertain whether rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva… changes costs: treatment/operation time compared with cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
Frequent snacking was associated with higher mean DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Calculus · Children with cerebral palsy in Dubai
The calculus index was 0.56 in children with cerebral palsy versus 0.07 in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 0.56
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children with Down syndrome in Dubai
Dental caries prevalence was 57.6% in children with Down syndrome and controls.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 57.6
1 study
GRADE not reported
Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (dentin detection level) · Extracted permanent posterior teeth with proximal surfaces (in vitro)
Under in vitro conditions, visual examination had a summary ROC AUC of 0.85 for proximal caries detection at the dentin detection level; ungraded.
4 findings from 1 review
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Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment · Patients of any age (11-40 years) receiving comprehensive/fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances
Among non-fluoride sealants, WSL initiation was significantly reduced versus no sealant (RR 0.69); subgroup not separately GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review